May 31, 1991 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
BAL 2 CHW 5
OAK 4 CLE 11
DET 9 KCR 4
MIN 1 NYY 3
MIL 2 TEX 7
SEA 6 TOR 5
CAL 1 LAD 7
CIN 4 CHC 7
@MON 2 PIT 5
@PHI 1 SDP 5
HOU 4 ATL 5
@SFG 2 NYM 10
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 41,870

Friday, May 31, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:22

Athletics

28-19

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  4  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  2  1
White Sox       0  1  0   1  2  0   0  0  1    5 12  0

W: B Thigpen (3-1), L: S Chitren (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

White Sox

21-23

Won 1

5th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .769   19    2   0   
E Riles 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .693   19    0   1   
  L Blankenship PH-3B         0   0   0   0    1   0  .233  .640    5    0   0   
J Canseco RF                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .227  .794   24    0   0   CS
H Baines DH                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .317  .902   20    0   0   
  W Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .591    3    0   0   
D Henderson CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.009   11    2   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .219  .772   14   11   1   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .761   15    6   0   GDP
W Weiss SS                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .239  .586   12    3   6   
M Gallego 2B                  3   1   1   4    0   1  .260  .721   12    2   3   HR

D Stewart P                                                              0   0
  S Chitren P                                                            0   1
Totals                       27   4   2   4    6   8              154   26  12

BATTING

HR: M Gallego (2, off R Garcia; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Gallego 4; M McGwire.

GIDP: T Steinbach (3).

RBI: M Gallego 4 (15).

2-out RBI: M Gallego 4.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Riles-M Gallego-M McGwire; M McGwire-W Weiss-M McGwire.

E: T Steinbach (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Canseco (1, 2nd base by R Garcia/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   5   0   4   2    0   0  .287  .773   16    1   0   3B,2·SB
L Johnson CF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .526   20    5   0   
F Thomas DH                   2   2   2   1    3   0  .318 1.004   27    0   0   HR
D Pasqua 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .232  .697   15    7   0   SH,GDP
C Fisk C                      2   0   0   0    3   1  .279  .714   27    8   1   IW
R Ventura 3B                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .643   15    0   5   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .650   15    2   0   GDP
  W Newson PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    7    0   0   
J Cora 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .641   10    0   0   
  M Merullo PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .286  .777    5    0   0   SF
  S Fletcher 2B               2   0   1   1    0   1  .226  .605    6    1   1   
O Guillen SS                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .287  .617   12    1   1   2B,SB

R Garcia P                                                               2   0
  S Radinsky P                                                           0   0
  B Thigpen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   5  12   5    8   5              175   27   8

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (5, off D Stewart).

3B: T Raines (3, off D Stewart).

HR: F Thomas (8, off D Stewart; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: M Merullo (4, off D Stewart).

SH: D Pasqua (1, off S Chitren).

IBB: C Fisk (2, by S Chitren).

TB: T Raines 6; F Thomas 5; O Guillen 3; R Ventura 2; S Fletcher; D Pasqua.

GIDP: S Sosa (3); D Pasqua (1).

RBI: T Raines 2 (14); M Merullo (8); S Fletcher (17); F Thomas (37).

2-out RBI: T Raines 2; S Fletcher.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ventura-S Fletcher-D Pasqua.

PB: C Fisk (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Guillen (8, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach); T Raines 2 (15, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach 2).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stewart                      8    10   4   4    6   5   1   4.79   38  149-81   52·14·15   14· 8· 5· 0     45    -     1.40   0.08
S Chitren, L (1-1)             0.2   2   1   1    2   0   0   3.00    6   20-10    6· 0· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.05  -0.37
Totals                         8.2  12   5   5    8   5   1          44  169-91   58·14·19   17· 9· 5· 0           -

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Garcia                       7     2   4   4    4   4   1   5.14   25  123-70   44· 8·18    9· 6· 2· 0     57    -     1.01  -0.03
S Radinsky                     1     0   0   0    2   2   0   2.79    5   19-10    4· 1· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.02  -0.09
B Thigpen, W (3-1)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.60    3    8-7     3· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    4.43   0.33
Totals                         9     2   4   4    6   8   1          33  150-87   51·10·26    9· 8· 2· 0          2-0

S Radinsky faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Stewart (2).

IBB: S Chitren (3; C Fisk).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 41,870.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 16mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. R Henderson          LF    1. T Raines             LF 
2. E Riles              3B    2. L Johnson            CF 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. F Thomas             DH 
4. H Baines             DH    4. D Pasqua             1B 
5. D Henderson          CF    5. C Fisk               C  
6. M McGwire            1B    6. R Ventura            3B 
7. T Steinbach          C     7. S Sosa               RF 
8. W Weiss              SS    8. J Cora               2B 
9. M Gallego            2B    9. O Guillen            SS 

   D Stewart            P        R Garcia             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-4  123  3   34% 100% S Fletcher      S Chitren       Single (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Thomas Scores; Ventura to 3B; Newson to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  123  3  -31%  17% M Gallego       R Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Baines Scores; McGwire Scores; Weiss Scores; Gallego Scores
   t 9   2  4-4  -23  4   14%  63% M McGwire       B Thigpen       Strikeout Looking
   b 5   0  4-2  ---  7   13%  41% F Thomas        D Stewart       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores
   t 9   0  4-4  12-  3   12%  42% W Wilson        B Thigpen       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Garcia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  E Riles         Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  5   55%  J Canseco       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  T Raines        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B)
   O      1--  5   55%  L Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      57%  F Thomas        Raines Steals 2B
          -2-  4   58%  " "             Walk
          12-  7   64%  D Pasqua        Walk; Raines to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   O      123  9   57%  C Fisk          Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   50%  R Ventura       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Garcia facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  H Baines        Walk
          1--      44%  D Henderson     Passed Ball; Baines to 2B
   O      -2-  3   48%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-  5   46%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      12-  6   51%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF
          12-  4   47%  W Weiss         Walk; Baines to 3B; McGwire to 2B
   RRRR   123  3   17%  M Gallego       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Baines Scores; McGwire Scores; Weiss Scores; Gallego Scores
   O      ---  6   17%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   15%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   14%  J Cora          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  1   15%  O Guillen       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--      16%  T Raines        Guillen Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   22%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Guillen Scores
          1--      23%  L Johnson       Wild Pitch; Raines to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  4   20%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ramon Garcia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   21%  E Riles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   22%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   23%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Stewart facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   27%  F Thomas        Walk
   OO     1--  4   19%  D Pasqua        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
          ---  4   20%  C Fisk          Walk
   O      1--  1   18%  R Ventura       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ramon Garcia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   19%  D Henderson     Lineout: P (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   20%  M McGwire       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   21%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   18%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   17%  J Cora          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   19%  O Guillen       Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2   29%  T Raines        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Guillen Scores
   O      --3  1   24%  L Johnson       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ramon Garcia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   26%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   27%  M Gallego       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   28%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Stewart facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  7   41%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores
          ---  2   46%  D Pasqua        Single (Line Drive)
          1--  7   55%  C Fisk          Walk; Pasqua to 2B
          12-  2   66%  R Ventura       Single to C (Bunt); Pasqua to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   O      123  3   56%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Merullo pinch hits for Joey Cora batting 8th
   RO     123  5   56%  M Merullo       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pasqua Scores
   O      12-  2   50%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Ramon Garcia facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Fletcher replaces Matt Merullo playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  7   53%  E Riles         Flyball: CF
          ---  8   50%  J Canseco       Walk
   O      1--      56%  H Baines        Canseco Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   57%  " "             Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   54%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   52%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   54%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Ramon Garcia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   54%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   50%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   59%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   55%  C Fisk          Foul Popfly: C
          ---  4   59%  R Ventura       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   50%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Radinsky facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Ramon Garcia pitching
   O      ---  1   55%  W Weiss         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   58%  M Gallego       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   61%  R Henderson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   56%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   53%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   55%  T Raines        Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      58%  L Johnson       Raines Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Radinsky facing 2-3-4
                  Lance Blankenship pinch hits for Ernest Riles batting 2nd
          ---  5   42%  L Blankenship   Walk
          1--  6   30%  J Canseco       Walk; Blankenship to 2B
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Scott Radinsky pitching; Willie Wilson pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 4th
   O      12-  3   42%  W Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   49%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF; Blankenship to 3B; Canseco to 2B
   O      -23  4   63%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Chitren facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Chitren replaces Dave Stewart pitching; Lance Blankenship moves to 3B
          ---  3   71%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   70%  D Pasqua        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Thomas to 2B
          -2-  4   71%  C Fisk          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   64%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Thomas to 3B; Ventura to 1B
                  Warren Newson pinch hits for Sammy Sosa batting 7th
          1-3  7   66%  W Newson        Walk; Ventura to 2B
   R      123  3  100%  S Fletcher      Single (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Thomas Scores; Ventura to 3B; Newson to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199105310

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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